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Dogs already guide blind and disabled people and now they are to be trained to help people with dementia．The idea developed by some university students will now be put into practice by Scotland Medical Center．The research is meaningful, for there are 670, 000 people in Britain who have dementia and by 2021 this is expected to rise to one million．
Dementia can make people confuse night and day or forget basic things such as washing or drinking enough water．The dogs would be trained to help to guide them through the day．
Joyce Gray from Scotland Medical Center said, "People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help them to maintain routine．M For example, people with memory loss will tend to forget to take medicine, "but if a dog presents them with a bag with pills in it, there's a greater chance of them taking it．"
Ms．Gray also said dogs were perfectly suited to remind their owners to eat．"Dogs have an ability to say 'it's my feeding time^, so there would be a note in the cupboard next to the dog's food reminding the dog's owner to eat too．"
The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks．"It gives a reason for the owner to go out into the community," Ms．Gray said, "We did a test with an elderly person walking down the high street on his own．Then we gave him a dog on a lead and he did the exact same walk．That time people would come up to him, chatting or smiling and making eye contact．We hope we'd see this with people with dementia too．"
There is one more advantage of using the pets as companions．Since conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with dementia, dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship．Ms．Gray said, "We have found that people may forget familiar faces but not pets．People light up when they see animals．There is a speechless bond between the dog and its owner．w
【小題1】What's the common symptom of dementia?

A．Going hungry．	B．Feeling lonely．
C．Forgetting things．	D．Waking up at night．

【小題2】According to Ms．Gray, after feeding the pet, the owner may ______．

A．do some washing	B．take his medicine
C．have something to eat	D．go out to walk the dog

【小題3】For people with dementia, pets can ______．

A．give them wordless help

B．contribute to their recovery

C．help them to recognize people's faces

D．ensure them to gain support from other people

【小題4】What's the best title for the passage?

A．Guide Dogs for the Mind

B．Pets, Faithful Companions

C．Mental Support for the Disabled

D．Dementia, a Curable Disease

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：文章介紹一個最新的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，讓狗的陪伴去陪伴患有癡呆癥的老人，會對他們的生活，思維以至于健康都有很大的好處。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：Dementia can make people confuse night and day or forget basic things such as washing or drinking enough water．可知癡呆癥常見的癥狀是遺忘，選C。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第四段的句子：Ms．Gray also said dogs were perfectly suited to remind their owners to eat．"Dogs have an ability to say 'it's my feeding time^, so there would be a note in the cupboard next to the dog's food reminding the dog's owner to eat too．"[可知根據(jù)Ms．Gray所說,在喂完了寵物后，主人可能也記得吃東西了，選C。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章最后一段的句子：Since conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with dementia, dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship．可知對于有癡呆癥的人來說，寵物可以給他們無聲的幫助，選A
【小題4】標(biāo)題確定題：這篇文章介紹了一項(xiàng)調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，狗的陪伴會對患有癡呆癥的老人的思維有幫助，Guide Dogs for the Mind是貼切主題的標(biāo)題，選A。
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